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Paraoxonase Activity in High-Density Lipoproteins: A Comparison between Healthy and Obese Females

Istituto di Biochimica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Politecnica delle Marche (G.F., T.B.), 60131 Ancona, Italy; and Laboratorio Sperimentale di Ricerche Nutrizionali-Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Ospedale San Giuseppe-Piancavallo 28920 (C.M., S.S., A.L., F.B., V.B.), Italy

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Gianna Ferretti, Istituto di Biochimica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Ranieri, 60131 Ancona, Italy. E-mail: g.ferretti{at}univpm.it.

Paraoxonase, an enzyme associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL-PON), exerts a protective effect against oxidative damage of circulating cells and lipoproteins, modulates the susceptibility of HDL to atherogenic modifications such as glycation and homocysteinylation, and even exerts an antiinflammatory role. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between lipoprotein oxidative stress and the activity of HDL-PON in healthy and obese subjects. Therefore, the activity of HDL-PON and the levels of lipid hydroperoxides in HDL and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) isolated from plasma of obese females (n = 12) and age-sex-matched controls (n = 31) were compared. Our results demonstrated for the first time that the activity of HDL-PON in obese subjects was significantly lower compared with that in controls (P < 0.001). Moreover, our results showed a significant increase in the levels of lipid hydroperoxides in HDL and LDL isolated from obese subjects (P < 0.001). The negative correlations established between HDL-PON activity and the levels of lipid hydroperoxides associated with HDL and LDL confirm the relationship between paraoxonase activity and lipid peroxidation of lipoproteins. Plasma levels of leptin correlated negatively with HDL-PON activity and positively with levels of lipid hydroperoxides in HDL and LDL of obese subjects, suggesting a relationship between leptin and oxidative damage of lipoproteins. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that the increase in oxidative stress in LDL and HDL of obese subjects is associated with a decrease in HDL-PON activity. The lower paraoxonase activity and the compositional changes in HDL and LDL could contribute to the greater risk of cardiovascular disease associated with obesity.

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